NBA Basketball Power Index 2024-25

Team
Cleveland Cavaliers
Denver Nuggets
Boston Celtics
Oklahoma City Thunder
New York Knicks
Phoenix Suns
Los Angeles Lakers
Indiana Pacers
Sacramento Kings
Memphis Grizzlies
Dallas Mavericks
Golden State Warriors
Milwaukee Bucks
LA Clippers
Houston Rockets
Chicago Bulls
Minnesota Timberwolves
Atlanta Hawks
Detroit Pistons
Portland Trail Blazers
Miami Heat
Toronto Raptors
San Antonio Spurs
Utah Jazz
New Orleans Pelicans
Philadelphia 76ers
Orlando Magic
Washington Wizards
Charlotte Hornets
Brooklyn Nets
POWER INDEXPLAYOFFS
PBPIPOFFPDEFPLAYOFF%MAKE CS%MAKE CF%FINALS%WIN TITLE%
7.5
6.4
1.1
100.0
94.1
80.2
52.6
22.9
4.3
5.5
-1.1
99.9
58.0
25.0
6.5
2.2
6.7
4.9
1.8
100.0
91.9
72.5
35.8
13.8
10.0
4.5
5.5
100.0
92.3
79.6
68.8
51.0
3.2
3.6
-0.4
100.0
68.2
19.9
5.7
1.0
0.3
2.8
-2.5
10.9
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.1
2.6
2.4
99.4
61.1
24.1
7.9
3.2
2.1
2.1
-0.0
100.0
56.4
10.9
3.0
0.5
0.6
2.0
-1.4
15.8
0.8
0.2
0.1
0.0
3.1
2.0
1.0
96.8
36.5
10.3
2.3
0.6
0.9
1.6
-0.7
7.1
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
4.2
1.1
3.1
96.0
42.6
15.7
4.2
1.3
1.6
0.8
0.7
99.9
43.0
7.4
1.6
0.2
3.7
0.1
3.6
90.8
31.8
11.7
2.7
0.8
4.2
0.0
4.2
100.0
59.3
28.7
6.9
2.2
-1.4
-0.0
-1.4
32.6
1.7
0.3
0.1
0.0
1.2
-0.1
1.3
83.1
17.1
4.6
0.6
0.1
-0.5
-0.2
-0.3
80.4
6.6
2.1
0.3
0.0
0.8
-0.3
1.1
99.8
32.2
5.0
0.7
0.1
-1.4
-1.6
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-3.1
-2.4
-0.6
15.4
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
-2.0
-2.5
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.8
-2.7
-5.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.2
-2.8
-3.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-7.5
-3.2
-4.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-10.1
-4.5
-5.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.9
-4.6
3.8
71.8
5.6
1.6
0.2
0.0
-6.3
-4.9
-1.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-5.9
-5.1
-0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-6.2
-5.2
-1.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Last Updated: 25 March 2025
ESPN's NBA Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a measure of team strength developed by the ESPN Analytics team. BPI is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance for the rest of the season. BPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. BPI accounts for game-by-game efficiency, strength of schedule, pace, days of rest, game location and preseason expectations.

Glossary

  • PBPI:Playoff BPI. Average BPI value throughout the course of the playoffs. Includes past, currently-scheduled, and hypothetical future playoff games
  • POFF:Offensive component of Playoff BPI. Offensive contribution to expected point margin vs average opponent on neutral court
  • PDEF:Defensive component of Playoff BPI. Defensive contribution to expected point margin vs average opponent on neutral court
  • PLAYOFF%:Chance to make the NBA playoffs, according to BPI.
  • MAKE CS%:Chance to make the Conference Semifinals, according to BPI.
  • MAKE CF%:Chance to make the Conference Finals, according to BPI.
  • FINALS%:Chance to make the NBA Finals, according to BPI.
  • WIN TITLE%:Chance to win the NBA Finals, according to BPI.